1.   He thinks a waiting period between sale and delivery could curtail straw buyers.

2.   Investigators found a string of shell companies, straw buyers, phony transactions, inflated profit statements and questionable payments to insiders.

3.   Lawyers for Detroit said that other clerks at the same store had rejected the efforts of two other straw buyers to make purchases.

4.   The program offers retailers kits to educate the public about the problem and alert potential straw buyers to consequences they may face.

5.   The NSSF and ATF also are conducting seminars across the nation about straw buyers, Dolnack said.

6.   The requirement to obtain a license might also deter gun traffickers and straw buyers, or those who buy guns to resell them to criminals or juveniles.

7.   The straw buyer can say the gun was stolen or he sold it to a stranger.